https://www.lvrt.org/

The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) is already well on its way to becoming Vermont’s premier year-round recreation destination: 33 miles of the full 93 mile Trail are already open and new sections are planned to open each year over the next three to five years.   

The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is a historic treasure extending across some of Northern Vermont’s most beautiful landscapes. The 93-mile Trail spans the breadth of Northern Vermont from the Connecticut River Valley to within two miles of Lake Champlain.

Gleichmäßig über die gesamte Strecke verteilt sind die Attraktionen wie Aussichten, die tiefe Einblicke ins Murgtal und weite Sichten in den Schwarzwald und das Rheintal ermöglichen. Immer wieder führt der Weg an naturnahen Gewässern und Felsformationen entlang. Sehr abwechslungsreich sind die Wälder. Kulturhistorische Höhepunkte sind das Schloss Eberstein und der Merkur. Die Markierung und die wegweisende Beschilderung sind eindeutig und ermöglichen ein gute Orientierung.

- Submitted by Erik Burkart

ENGLISH:

The route starts at the lowest point of market town Lam at the ice cream shop and leads in the shortest possible way straight up to the summit of local backyard mountain "Kleiner Osser". The first 1.5km are paved road. Afterwards the route follows some steep and technical trails through the forest.
Above 1100m the trail becomes very technical ending up with some big rocks where you need to use your hands (easy climbing). This section down is very difficult. The way down is the same than uphill.

The Drachenlauf (Dragon Race) takes place every October near Bonn, Germany. Thousands of runners have completed the 25km circuit course with 1,050m vertical gain. Start and Finish are at Gut Buschhof (address: Zum Buschhof 30, 53639 Königswinter). Current record for single completion is 01:51:57, set in 2018 by Moritz auf der Heide.

No one however has attempted to complete this highly demanding course (incl. some long 15% climbs) twice in a row, back-to-back.